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Mechanical Traction Therapy

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 97012

This is a physical therapy treatment that uses a mechanical device to gently pull and stretch the spine or a joint, easing pressure on nerves and discs. It's often used for neck or back pain related to disc problems or nerve compression. The patient is positioned in the device, which applies a controlled pulling force for a set period.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mechanical Traction Therapy cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.75$9.55 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$13.80 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $12 to $158Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23
$10$20$50$100$200facility $65professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.70
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Tennessee· 41st of 51

$12.02

AK $22.91DE $10.00

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.